Roving seat for barber and similar chairs



Oct. 3, 1950 c. M. BOLES 2,524,187

ROVING SEAT FOR BARBER AND SIMILAR CHAIRS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 5,1946 Inventor Clarence fW. Bafes.

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Patented Oct. 3, 1956 UNITED: STATES PATIENT oFFicET.

ROVING SEAT FOR BARBER AND SIMILAR CHAIRS Clarence M. Boles, Madera,Calif. Application January 5, 1946, Serial No. 639,321

3 Claims. (Cl. 155-81) The present invention relates to roving andtravelling seats, stools and similar attachments such as are used inconnection with chairs employed by barbers, dentists and the like, toprovide a convenient and readily maneuverable seat for the user, wherebyto reduce fatigue such as attends long standing periods.

It is evident from the introductory paragraph that I am sufficientlyconversant with the state of the art to which the invention relates torealize and appreciate that attachments in the category stated are notin any sense of the word broadly new. As a matter of fact, there arequite a number of similar attachments already patented. It follows,therefore, that the purpose of the present invention is to generally,specifically and otherwise improve upon known patented and marketedroving style seats and stools.

In carrying out the principles of the present invention I contemplatethe adoption and use of a sectional clamp to embrace the pedestal of thechair, said clamp serving to accommodate a hinge, and said hingeserving, in turn, to accommodate a horizontal leg and roller equippedcarriage. The carriage serves as a support for the seat unit and theseat unit is adjustable in dependently of the swinging motion, wherebyto make it possible for the occupant of the seat to not only move aroundin arcuate paths to take positions of vantage in relation to theoccupant of the chair, but to independently shift the seat toward andfrom the chair occupant for best results.

In continuation of the above it will be observed, as the descriptionproceeds, that the drawings disclose two embodiments of the inventionand that the :preceding survey, structurally and functionally speaking,is generic to both forms. It is therefore an object of the invention toprovide a so-called roving seat for barher and similar chairs which iscapable of being reduced to practice and carried out in a number ofdiiferent ways while remaining within the realm and scope of the instantdisclosures thereof.

More specifically stated, it is a further object of the invention toprovide a new type of carriage, this being in the form of a horizontaltubular arm hingedly attached to the pedestal clamp by way of anappropriate hinge, said carriage being primarily characterized by aslotted tubular arm, the latter to receive a T-shaped unit of the jackassembly and the jack assembly including an adjustable seat Whoseelevation may be raised and lowered to advantageously and comfortablyaccommodate the barber or other user. i

In addition to the above, a still furtherob'ject of the invention is toprovide a form or version thereof in which an inverted channel iron isintegrally connected with clamping means at tached to the pedestal saidchannel iron constituting a novel casing for an arrangement of parallelinteriorly disposed tracks, said tracks serving to accommodate axles androllers forming a truck-like adjuster, the standard. of the seat beingattached to said adjuster and operating back and forth in a slotprovided therefor in the web of the channel iron.

Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparentfrom the following description and the accompanying illustrationalbarber chair with the roving seat attach-v ment applied thereto readyfor use.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section, slightly en-v larged, this on theplane of the horizontal line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction ofthe.-

arrows.

Figure 3 is an enlarged, in fact an exaggerated, cross-section taken onthe plane of the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of thearrows.

Figure 4 is an elevational view showing a fragmentary portion of apedestal, the clamp thereon and a modified version of the invention.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the assembly as seen in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse or cross sectional view this taken onthe plane of the line 6--6 of Figure 5. Figure '7 is a sectional view ofa fragmentary type and with parts in elevation, showing detailsappearing on the vertical line SI-l of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a sectional view of a detail along line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings (Figures 1 to 3 only) by distinguishingreference characters, it will be seen that the barber chair isconventional, the same denoted at A and having the customary stand orpedestal B. It is to, the basal portion of the pedestal that theimproved roving stool or seat invention is applicable. In fact, and asbefore explained, I properly accomplish this by adopting a suitabletwo-part or sectional clamp taken 4. This is made up of duplicatehalf-sections 5 which are bolted together as at 6. The end portions 1 onthe rear side of the clamp serve to accommodate a heavy duty or sturdyhinge. The hinge is indicated at 8 and one leaf is secured by the bolts6 between the clamp-ends I and the other leaf is bolted, as at '9,between furcations ID on the inner end of the carriage I l. The carriageis referred to as a unit and is characterized primarily by a horizontaltubular arm [2. The inner end of the arm, as before indicated, isbifurcated. The opposite end is provided with lateral branches 13 whichare down bent to provide supporting legs. The legs are provided on theirlower ends with suitable automatic swivelling casters 14. The upper halfportion of said tubular arm is formed with anelongated slot 15 runningbetween upstanding parallel guide flanges [6.

The seat means comprises an appropriate saddle or .seat I8 mounted atopa feed or jack screw l9. The screw threads down into the screw threadedbore of the standard portion 29 of the jack 2|. The lower end of thestandard is provided with a right angularly disposed cylindrical head 22and the two parts 28 and 22 form a sort of T-shaped stand. What is more,the outer ends of the head 22 are provided with ball bearings 23 held inplace by retaining discs 24. The complete assembly provides a readilyshiftable seat, that is, a seat which, as a unit, can be slid and movedback and forth in relation to the carriage while the carriage swingsfreely in arcuate paths and in a horizontal plane in relation to thebarber chair.

Attention is now directed to the modified form or style of the inventiondepicted in Figures 4 to 7 inclusive. Referring to these figures it willbe seen that the clamp on the pedestal B is denoted by the numeral 25and comprises complemental bands or clamping half-sections 25. Coactingtherewith is a double leaf hinge 2?, the leaf 28- being fixed betweenadjacent ends of the halfsections 26 indicated at points 29. Theremaining leaf 3!] is bolted as at 3| between furcations 32 on a taperedadapter cap 33, the latter being connected, in any suitable manner, tothe inner end of the carriage 34-. As before stated this carriage isprimarily made up of an arm or casing of hollow or tubular form. Morespecifically as shown in Figure 6, it comprises an inverted channel ironwhose web 35 is provided with an elongated slot 36-. The side walls arespaced and parallel as indicated at 31 and have. depending outer orfree, end portions 38 which may be conveniently defined as a shield-likeapron. A crosspiece 39 is arranged between these ears and provided withswivelly mounted casters or rollers 40 to render the unit 3 1 freelymovable in an obvious manner.

Referring further to Figure 6 it will be seen that I provide a wheeledor roller equipped truck 4 embodying a pair of axles t2 with rollers 43mounted on the outer ends thereof. These rollers operate in upper tracksM on the top wall of the channel and channel shaped tracks 45 arrangedtherebeneath. The standard or upright means 4-5 which serves to supportthe barbers chair is attached to a plate 47 which, in turn, is connectedas at 48 with said axles. Thus, we have a chair on a small wheeled truckunit and the truck unit operating in the main channel 34 directly in thetracks 2-4 and 65 mounted in said channel. This provides the desiredindependent back and forth or sliding movement of the barbers stool inrelation to the swingable arm or carriage 34.

In both forms of the invention we provide a carriage which ischaracterized by a horizontal member either a channel or a tubularmember, whichever is desired, said member being horizontally arrangedand at right angles to the pedestal and being wheel supported so that itworks and rolls freely in relation to the floor and chair. Then a heavyduty hinge provides a connection between the inner end of this and theclamp means on the pedestal. Preferably the roller means for supportingthe carriage is at the outer end thereof and suitably and swivellyconstructed. In addition to the above there is the barbers stool or seatwhich has means whereby it is shiftably mounted on the carriage. Theclaims are to be read and interpreted accordingly.

It will be appreciated from the drawings and description that theattachment is unusually simple in construction, durable and eilicientand otherwise advantageous and I do not desire to restrict myself to anyparticular kind of a clamp nor to the type of pedestal equipped-chairwith which the clamp is connected for anchoring the carriage.

It is evident too that the invention constitutes an auxiliary seat tosupport the barber while he is comfortably seated and appropriatelyengaged at work.

It is further evident that the invention fulfills the requirements of achair, seat or stool of the roving type, and that all seeminglyessential facilities have been adopted and brought into properorganization to achieve the desired ends.

I desire to stress the phases of the invention which permits thecarriage, working on a vertical pivot to swing freely in a horizontalplane, the type of hinge and the clamping means provided, the adjustableT-shaped part 2i 0f the seat unit or jack, and the fact that this isball bearing equipped and slips back and forth easily in relation to theslotted carriage arm to function properly while, at the same time,allowing the seat ill to be vertically adjusted.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction withthe invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader toobtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features ofmerit and novelty sufficient to clarify the construction of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

MinOr' changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts maybe resorted to in actual practice so long as no-departu're is made fromthe'invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a structural assembly of the class described, in combination, avertical pedestal for a barbers chair, clamp means embracing and clampedon said pedestal, a hinge connected with said clamp means, a capconnected with said hinge means, a roller supported carriage connectedto said cap, a barbers seat, and means for adjustably mounting same onsaid carriage, said carriage being in the form of an inverted channeliron with its outer end downturned and provided with swivelly mountedcasters, the web portion of said channel iron being slotted, saidmounting means passing through said slot.

2. In a structural assembly of the class described, in combination, achair pedestal, clamp means mounted on said pedestal, a hinge connectedwith said clamp means, a caster suppor ed carriage connected at itsinner end to said hinge, a barbers stool, means for slidably andadjustably mounting said stool on said carriage, said carriage being inthe form of an inverted channel iron with its outer end downturned andprovided with swivelly mounted casters, the web portion of said channeliron having an elongated slot, and tracks mounted in parallelism on theinterior of the channel iron between the side walls and underneath theweb, roller supported axle means, the rollers thereon mounted foroperation on and between said tracks, said barber stool ineluding anupright operable in said slot, and means attaching said upright at itslower end to said axle means.

3. In an assemblage of the class described, an inverted channel ironhaving its outer end portion downturned and casters swivelly mounted onsaid downturned end portion, means for hingedly connecting the inner endof said channel iron with a chair pedestal, the web portion of 6 saidchannel iron having a slot, pairs of upper and lower parallel tracksmounted on the interior of the channel iron, a plate, axles connected tosaid plate, rollers on the ends of the axles operable in and betweensaid tracks, an upright connected to said plate and extending upwardlythrough and above the slot, and a seat on the upper end of said upright.

CLARENCE M. BOLES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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